How To Install libserial0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libserial0
libserial0 is:
A collection of C++ classes which allow the serial port on POSIX systems to be accessed like an iostream object. Special functions are provided for setting various parameters of the serial port such as the baud rate, character size, flow control and other.
Provides the libserial library
There are three methods to install libserial0 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libserial0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libserial0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libserial0
Install libserial0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libserial0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libserial0
Install libserial0 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libserial0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libserial0
How To Uninstall libserial0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libserial0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libserial0
Uninstall libserial0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libserial0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libserial0
Remove libserial0 Configurations and Data
To remove libserial0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libserial0
Remove libserial0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libserial0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libserial0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libserial0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
